karyawan

karya +‎ -wan.

• IPA^(key): [karˈjawan]
• Hyphenation: kar‧ya‧wan

karyawan (plural karyawan-karyawan, first-person possessive karyawanku, second-person possessive karyawanmu, third-person possessive karyawannya)

1. worker, staff (of a business organisation)

   Synonyms: pegawai, pekerja

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay karyawan.

• “karyawan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

karya +‎ -wan

• Rhymes: -wan

karyawan (Jawi spelling کارياون, plural karyawan-karyawan, informal 1st possessive karyawanku, 2nd possessive karyawanmu, 3rd possessive karyawannya)

1. artisan, laureate, one who produces works of art, literature etc.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian karyawan.

• artis, artisan (Indonesia)

• Indonesian: karyawan

• “karyawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.